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would be able to support the U.S. resolution on new Members. Mr.
Gromyko replied that he did not understand this resolution and said
that, to be specific, it seemed to him to be inconsistent with the rules
proposed by the Committee of Experts (Document S/57).72 Mr. Stet-
tinius replied that the resolution was not inconsistent but was drafted
within the terms of the rules which are rather broad. Ambassador
Gromyko said that, in any case, he intended to ask Mr. Stettinius some
questions to clarify the matter, and Mr. Stettinius replied that he
thought the questions would be answered in his introductory statement.
  Gromyko did not give the impression that he was determined, at all
costs, to oppose the resolution.
  (N.B. This conversation took place after the one between Stein and
J. E. Johnson, which is recorded in a separate memorandum.73)


  [At the forty-second meeting of the Security Council on May 17
the Council adopted the additional rules of procedure recommended
by the Committee of Experts in document S/57 including additions to
Chapter X on the admission of new members (Rules 55, 56 and 57);
Chapter X was carried by ten votes to one, the Australian Delegate
dissenting (SC, 1st yr., 1st serses, No. 2, pages 270 if.). The new pro-
visional rules were incorporated into Security Council document S/62,
May 17 (SC, 1st yr., 1st series, Suppl. No. 2, pages 30 if., annex le;
Chapter X is found on page 38). Note should be made of subsequent
changes in the Security Council's rules of procedure so that the rules
on admission of new members were renumbered to become Rules 58, 59
and 60 (ibid., pages 41 and 42).
  At the same meeting of the Security Council, after an exchange
between the United States Representative (Stettinius) and the Soviet
Representative (Gromyko), the resolution submitted by the United
States was adopted unanimously, with a minor change suggested by

72 See footnote 68, p. 384.
3 Dated May 16. It read: "Just prior to the Council meeting today, Mr.
Johnson
asked Mr. Stein [Soviet delegate on the Committee of Experts] if Mr. Gromyko
would be able to support the U.S. resolution on new Members. Stein shook
his
head, smiled and then said after a pause, 'What do you mean by "support"?'
To this Johnson replied that he hoped the Soviet at least would not vote
against
the U.S. resolution.
"Stein made no further comment on this subject." (IO Files, document
US/S/55)



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